Burton Tuning Vises

Sierra says:
Burtons at it again to provide the necessities for at home tuning. These vises will provide a nice surface for your board to be adjusted and have grips to prevent your board from sliding off. It is an easy to use system and will provide a great work space.

Burton says:
Start your own tuning lab.

Features Discontinued Colors

- So Simple a Monkey Could Set it Up
- Vertical and Horizontal Board Mounting Options
- Anti-Slip Board Grips
- Mounts to Virtually Any Table

Experience:
Yes it will help for jobs like waxing, scraping, tuning, etc. But its not really necessary. Plus, I think its way overpriced for what it is. You could go out and buy something without the name brand and have it work just as good.

Pros: Keeps boards stationary when laid down flat, makes waxing and especially SCRAPING a hell of a lot easier.

Cons: Rather than having clamps to keep the board stationary when positioned vertically (edge down), there is a slot in the center of each piece. Running up-down each side is a ridge in the plastic where the mold must have closed. It's rather sharp and can cut into topsheets. I wrapped mine in shipping tape to take the edge off of it. Either way, it wasn't the best at keeping boards stationary when using the slots.
It's expensive for what it is. You can get the exact same thing from Griptopper for $30 less. Or you can get a "real" vise from Toko for $20 more.

Experience:
If you look at other tuning vices from Swix or Toko, this is really basic. It's a great help when I'm waxing because it keeps the board reasonably stationary, but I don't trust it AT ALL when using the center slots. In general, I'd save my money unless you can get a good price on it.

Pros: Simple, lightweight, does the job, holds the board quite well both horizontal (waxing) or sideways (edge tuning).

Cons: Plastic's a bit ugly but who cares.

Experience:
I used to do waxing and tuning on the ironing board and it was really annoying because it was a pain in the ass trying to hold the snowboard steady. This simple device is all you need. Also much cheaper than Swix or like brands.